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Description: | A patinated flint borer or awl of probable Mesolithic date. It is triangular in form, struck from a dark grey flint with a heavy mottled white/grey patination, and with small striking platform and low bulb of percussion. Both edges taper to a rounded point and have short, semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. At one side of the proximal end is a small retouched notch that exposes the natural unpatinated flint below and has abrupt and scaled retouch. The entire object measures 58.18mm in length, 30.38mm in width, 8.86mm in thickness, and 12.47g in weight. This is probably a borer, awl or similar point used for drilling holes and similar activities. It is likely to be of Mesolithic or later date, c.10,000-4,000 BC.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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